New York: Dell, 1969. First Printing, First Paperback Edition. . Mass Market Paperback. Fine to Very Fine. Vintage paperback, Dell Laurel 0083; the late Susan Sontag's first book after her novel, "The Benefactor," is this collection of essays from the 1960s on literature, film, philosophy and society in which she advanced the concept that art is understood first through intuition rather than analysis and criticism; text is clean, tight, square, very lightly age-tanned, appears unread; white pictorial wrappers with photo of Sontag on front cover show some slight tanning at edges, o/w very minimal surface and edgewear. Very Scarce in this edition with cover photo of the author. Collectable.

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Against Interpretation and Other Essays is a collection of essays by Susan Sontag which was published in 1966. It includes some of Sontag's best-known works, including "On Style", "Notes on 'Camp'", and the titular essay "Against Interpretation". In the last, Sontag argued that in the new critical approach to aesthetics the spiritual importance of art is being replaced by the emphasis on the intellect.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002965
Title: AGAINST INTERPRETATION
Author: Sontag, Susan
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Fine to Very Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Printing, First Paperback Edition.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dell
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1969
Keywords: ESSAYS, FIRST EDITION, LITERATURE, VINTAGE PAPERBACK, CRITICISM, MODERN NOVEL, 1960S
Bookseller catalogs: Literature/criticism; Art; Essays;

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